Dish-washing machine.



No. 814,329. PATENTED MAR. l6, 1906.

G. I. SIGLER L A. DOW. DISH WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.22,1904.

@EOI-'PGE F.` SGLER ALONZO DOW UNITED STAEEPATENT oEEIcE.

GEORGE F. SIGLER AND ALONZO DOW, OF WOOSTER, OHIO.

DISH-WASHING MACHINE.

Specication'of Letters Patent.

Fatented. March 6, 1906.

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, GEORGE F. SIGLER and ALONZO Dow, citizens of the United States, residing at Wooster, in the county of Wayne and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Dish- Washing Machines; van We do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to improvements in dish-washing machines.

It has for its object to provide a machine of this nature of simple construction and con- Venient arrangement by which dishes may be washed and drained.

The invention consists in the details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter described, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accom anying drawings, illustrating the preferred embodiment of our invention, Figure 1 isla perspective view of the machine with the wire bucket or dish-holder resting upon the draining-board. Fig. 2 is a p similar view showing the lWire bucket partly submerged in one of the reservoirs, and Fig. 3-is a broken central vertical sectional view of the bottom portion of oneof the reservoirs or tanks.

VVhil'e the referred embodiment of our invention is fu l shown in the accompanying drawings and its construction and operation are clearly described in this s eciiication, we reserve the right to make suc changes from the construction shown herein as the scope of the claims hereto appended Will permit.

In carrying out our invention Awe rovide a plurality of reservoirs, preferab y con.

nected with a Water-suppl and overflow pipe and havin a common sight-glass which may be 'place into communication with either or both of said reservoirs to indicate the level of the contents thereof. Said reservoirs are preferably set in a table having side extensions adapted to be used for draining purposes. The bucket or carrier for the dishes is preferably made of strong Wire-netting and has a conical' upward extension .from its bottom to support the dishes edgewise in the receptacle. The bottoms of the reservoirs or tanks are also providedwlth a conical upward extension adapted to fit in below the conical raised ortion of the bottom of the bucket or bas et when it is lowered into one of said tanks. Said bucket is hung from a rod attached to `the end of a pivoted lever connected to a hand-lever, which also has connection on the other side of its pivot with a rotary standard to which the pivoted lever is attached. The standard is mounted Within a tube forming one of the supports and is adapted to rotate therein to bring the bucket over each reservoir. Said standard is also adapted to move u and down in the outer tube. The standar carries a guide-rod for the bucket-carrying rod and is seated upon a coiled `spring in the tubular support.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 1 are the reservoirs or tanks, having conical. pro'ections 1a 1a on their bottoms, set in the table 2, having lateral extensions 3 supported on uprights'i. The central portion of the table is supported upon other uprights 5, one of which extends above the surface of the table, as at 6, and is bored out to receive the standard 7a and having its up er portion 8 bent horizontally. In the endp of the portion 8 is mounted a pin or rod 9, carrying a pivoted lever 10 at its up er end and a rod or Wire 11 at its lower en said rod orl wire referabl assin throu h a assage in said iiod 9, inyvifhich igt is'seuredpby a setscrew, and having its outer extremity bent into the form of an eye to uide the hooked rod 13, secured to the end o the lever 10 and adapted to engage the dish carrier. The other end of the lever 10 has connected thereto a rod 14, also connected to the hand-lever 15, which is forked, as at 16, and pivoted to a bracket 17, secured around the upward extension 6 of the forward central support `for the table. lSaid forks extend past said extension 6 and are connected at their extremities to links 18, also connected to a collar 19 around the standard 7. The hand-lever is preferably weighted, as at 20, on its end to counterbalance the Weight of the other IOO be drawn out of a reservoir and deposited on the draining-board. The connectlon of the bracket 17 to the upright extension is such as 'to permit it to turn thereon, so that the handlever and the mechanism attached thereto may be turned from side to side, whereby two or more dish-carriers may be operated alternately, providing for the drying of the contents of one lwhile that of another is being 4 washed.

The table is preferably provided with a flange 2,1 around its rear and lateral edge and from front to rear between the reservoirs. Handles 22 on the ends of rods 23 project above the surface of said table. Said rods extend downward and are adapted to turn cocks in pipe connections 24, entering at the base of the reservoirs. Connected between said pipe connections 24 is a sight-glass 25, the upper end of which is connected to the .upper portions of the reservoirs by other pipe connections 26. By means of the cut-offs or cocks operated from the table the sight-glass may be used in connection with either or the reservoirs separately or both of them togetherL The dish-receptacle 27 is preferably made of coarse woven wire in the shape of a bucket with a conical upward projection 2S in. the center of its bottom. Said conical projection supports the. dishes on edge, so that the water can pass freely between them as the receptacle is worked up and down therein. The impulse given the water by the conical projection on the bottom of the tank entering below the conical projection on the bottom of the receptacle, forcingr the water against the dishes, increases the cleansing qualities of the machine. The reservoirs may be suitably connected to a source of watersupply and to a drain, although these connections are not shown in the drawings.

When the hand-lever is allowed to drop, it will hang vertically, so that the links connecting the prongs of the lever and the standard are in a line with said lever. The standard is held or locked in its raised position, whereby the bucket or dish-receptacle is held suspended, and the table for holding said basket may be dispensed with if it is necessary to economize space or for any other reason it is not required. By this means the bucket or dish-carrier may be left suspended over a receptacle or tank to drain oli the dishes.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a dish-'washing machine, the combination with a reservoir, of a table having an upwardly-extending post provided with a -cavity in its end, vof a standard mounted loosely in said cavity, a hand-lever pivoted to said post, a seoondleverpivoted to said standard and having means to support a dish-refor ceptacle, said hand-lever connected on oppo site sides of its pivot to said standard and the end of said second lever whereby the actua- .tion of said hand-lever raises or lowers the standard and actuates the second lever to raise or lower said dish-receptacle.

2. In a dish-washing machine, the combination with a reservoir, of a table having an upwardly-extending post provided with a cavity in its end, a standard mounted loosely in said cavity, a. hand-lever pivoted to said post, a second lever pivoted to said standard and having means to support a dish-receptacle, said hand-lever connected on opposite sides of its pivot to said standard and the end of said second lever whereby the actuation of said hand-lever raises or lowers the standard and actuates the second lever to raise or lower said dish-receptacle, said standard carrying means to guide the supporting means for the dishfreceptacle. v

3. In a dish-washing machine, the combination with a plurality of reservoirs, of a longitudi11ally1novable and rotary standard connected to said table and having means to support a dish-carrier, and a hand-lever attached to said standard whereby it may be operated to raise and lower a dish-carrier in either of said reservoirs.

4. In a dish-washing machine, the combination with a'plur'ality of reservoirs, of a longitudinally-movable and rotary standard, a pivoted lever carried by said standard and having means to sup ort a dish-receptacle, and a pivoted handever having means of connection, on opposite sides of its pivot, with the iirstfmentioned lever and said standard, whereby :the actuation offsaid hand-lever raises or lowers the standard to actuate the first-mentioned lever toraise or lower a dishreceptacle, in either of' said reservoirs.

5i AIn a dish-washing machine, the c ombination with va plurality of reservoirs, of a longitudinally-movable and rotary standard connected to said table and having adjustable means to support a dish-carrier, and a handle'ver attached to said standard whereby it maybe operated toraise and lowera dish-carrier in either of said reservoirs.

' .6. In adish-washing machine, the combination with a reservoir having an upward projection on its bottom, of a dish-carrying re- :fceptacle having a similarly-shaped upward `projection on its bottom adapted to fit over the projection on the bottom of said reservoir t 1e purpose specified. v

7; In a dish-washing machine, the 'combination with areservoir having a cone-shaped upward projection on its bottom, of a dish-car rying receptacle having a similarly -shaped upward projection on its bottom adapted to tit over the projection on the bottom of said reservoir for the purpose specified.

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fied. JOHN B. BROWN. 

